Every startup hits a technical inflection point. I help you navigate it.
Fractional CTO and hands-on engineering leadership for founders building something that matters. I embed with your team and build alongside them.
The moments founders call me.
Need a CTO, but can't justify a full-time hire yet?
Shipping slowly — and not sure why?
Worried your architecture won't survive the next stage?
Hired consultants who gave you a deck and vanished?
I'm not a consultant who hands you a strategy and leaves. I'm an embedded technical leader who builds alongside your team — and stays until it works.
Discover. Embed. Scale.
Discover
Week one, I audit the codebase and talk to every engineer — so the plan is built on reality, not assumptions.
Embed
I build alongside your team, set technical direction, and unblock the work that's stuck.
Scale
Hiring, architecture, and process that hold as you grow — and a team that doesn't need me to function.
Senior leadership, framed as outcomes.
Architecture & technical strategy
Systems and decisions that scale with you — not a rewrite for its own sake.
Team building & mentoring
Hiring, leveling up engineers, and the calm leadership your team will remember.
Hands-on execution
I still write code. Product and AI strategy, shipped — not just advised.
Trust & transparency
Flexible terms, no long-term lock-in. Clear process, honest answers.
Pick the depth that fits.
Sounding board
A few hours a month. Architecture reviews, technical strategy, and the trusted voice in the room for big decisions.
Fractional CTO
Part-time technical leadership: roadmap, hiring, team building, and the confidence to speak to investors about your tech.
Embedded build
Deeply involved — in the code and the standups, shipping alongside your team through a critical push.
Flexible terms, no long-term lock-in. We scope it together and adjust as you grow.
Mimi's leadership on our fintech app was pivotal — calm under pressure, she ensured success through empathy and quick mastery of new challenges.
Jessica Kuo · Productfy
The honest answers.
Fractional or full-time?+
Fractional — flexible engagement from advisory through deeply hands-on. You get senior technical leadership without the full-time cost or commitment.
How embedded is “embedded”?+
I integrate with your team: standups, code, hiring, architecture. I'm a teammate for the engagement, not an outside observer.
Will you work with our existing stack?+
Yes. I meet your architecture where it is and improve it — I don't insist on rewriting everything to my preferences.
What does pricing look like?+
It depends on scope and depth of involvement. Terms are flexible and transparent, with no hidden fees — we agree on scope and deliverables up front.
How do we start?+
A short conversation. If it's a fit, we scope a first engagement — often a discovery sprint — and go from there.
Let's talk about your challenge.
Tell me what you're building and where it's stuck. If I'm the right partner, we'll figure out a first step together.